#4E29AF#4E29AF

#4E29AF is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.196 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E29AF
RGB	rgb(78, 41, 175)
HSL	hsl(257, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(257, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 76.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.16, 49.56, -65.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.16, 81.75, 307.32°)
OKLab	oklab(42.01% 0.0581 -0.1871)
OKLCH	oklch(42.01% 0.196 287.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.6704, 6.3001, 41.1502)
Luminance	0.0630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E29AF #8AAF29

analogous

#2947AF #4E29AF #9129AF

triadic

#4E29AF #AF4E29 #29AF4E

tetradic

#4E29AF #AF2947 #8AAF29 #29AF91

square

#4E29AF #AF2947 #8AAF29 #29AF91

split-complementary

#4E29AF #AF9129 #47AF29

monochromatic

#22124C #381D7D #4E29AF #6A42D3 #9174DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.29

#4E29AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#4E29AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E29AF

9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E29AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E29AF	1.00	9.29	2.26	9.29
#FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004AB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0043AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#244F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e29af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 41, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.196 287.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a67c8',
    500: '#4e29af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e29af;
$custom-light: #8a67c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e29af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 256.567,
    "s": 62.037,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42013,
    "c": 0.19593,
    "h": 287.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E29AF

secondary

#AEC66E

accent

#E543B8

background

#F9F6FC

surface

#F1EBF8

border

#CBC6D1

text

#0D0613

muted

#7E7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E29AF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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